夜や前ぜん

noun, adverb

last night

A somewhat literary or old-fashioned word for 'last night'. In modern casual speech, 昨夜 (ゆうべ/さくや) or 昨日の夜 are more common. Can be used as a noun or adverb.

• 夜や前ぜんの雨あめで道みちがぬかるんでいる。

  The road is muddy from last night's rain.

• 夜や前ぜん、不ふ思し議ぎな夢ゆめを見みた。

  Last night I had a strange dream.